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Function:Delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells throughout the body. Carries waste materials away from cells. The main distribution system for all sorts of chemical signals, and for white blood cells. Helps regulate body temperature by controlling how much blood flows near the body’s surface at different times. Parts:Heart, Blood vessels, Blood

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Function:Protects the body from the outside world and keeps moisture inside. Helps regulate body temperature. Contains sense receptors for temperature, pain, and touch. Parts:Skin, Sweat glands, Hair, Fingernails

CARDIOVASCULAR

Function:Moves the body. Moves materials within the body. Generates heat. Parts:Skeletal muscles, which are attached to bones and move the body around.  Note: Smooth muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue are included in other systems.

Function:Takes fluid that has leaked out of blood vessels back to the cardiovascular system. As this lymph fluid filters through the system, white blood cells also check it for signs of infection. Note: Sometimes scientists identify the immune system as a separate system.  Parts: Lymph vessels, Lymph nodes, Tonsils, Thymus, Spleen

Function:Inhales oxygen and allows it to be dissolved into the bloodstream. Removes carbon dioxide from the bloodstream and exhales it. Parts:Nose, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs, Diaphragm (the muscle that works the lungs)

Function:Provides shape, support, and protection to the body, while allowing it to move. Blood cells are also produced in the marrow of bones. Parts:Bones, Cartilage. Joints (ligaments and tendons) 

Function:Removes excess fluid and many dissolved waste products from the body. Parts:Kidneys, Ureters. Bladder, Urethra

Function:Breaks down food. Absorbs food’s useful substances nutrients—to be used by cells throughout the body for energy and building materials. Gets rid of food waste. Parts:Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Liver, Small intestine, Large intestine, Rectum, Anus

REPRODUCTIVE

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Human Organ Systems

Function:Controls and coordinates body functions. Receives signals. Processes information. Transmits responses to organs. Parts:Brain, Spinal cord, Nerves

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Function:Regulates and controls growth, development, and various body functions by releasing chemical signals called hormones into the bloodstream. Parts:Various glands throughout the body, including Pituitary glands, Adrenal glands, Thyroid glands Testes

Function:Produces children through sexual reproduction. Parts:Penis, Testes

RESPIRATORY

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SKELETAL

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URINARY

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NERVOUS

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DIGESTIVE

INTEGUMENTARY

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ENDOCRINE

MUSCULAR

Function:Regulates and controls growth, development, and various body functions by releasing chemical signals called hormones into the bloodstream. Parts:Various glands throughout the body, including Pituitary glands, Adrenal glands, Thyroid glands Ovaries

Function:Produces children through sexual reproduction. Parts:Vagina, Uterus, Ovaries

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